2010 Scratch and sniff Marajuana coin... really???

Well Mike, it is silver, a whopping 100 milligrams of it! Pure genius to advertise wit the .999 silver, but some people don't read the whole thing. Sneaky business with that one. But you just gotta be aware.

There were other issues for 2010 as well, such as the the Marijuana Cannabis Sativa 100 CFA Proof coin. Both a silver and gold plated cu-ni versions were being sold then. They are supposedly legal tender coins. These were limited to 2,500 pieces. Not sure if that number includes the gold plated coins as there appears to only be one KM# and both coins are the same denomination, weight, diameter and design.

I'm not sure if an actual government operated mint produced these or if they came from a private mint, such as Africa Mint who has produced promotional and commemorative pieces for Benin in the past.

There's plenty of information online, Talisman Coins has a lot on this coin and a statement about the aroma technology used on the coin.

They also include on the website about this coin the following disclaimer,

As a disclaimer, we state up front that you can't get high by sniffing this coin. There is no TCH (tetrahydrocannabinol) or any other cannabinoids on this coin, and it is not illegal to own. The certificate presented in this article describes the exact chemical composition of the fragrance used on this coin.

CFA stands for Communauté financière d'Afrique("Financial Community of Africa"). Currency is issued by the BCEAO(Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, i.e. "Central Bank of the West African States"), located in Dakar, Senegal, for the 8 countries of the UEMOA (Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine).

CFA francs have the same exchange rate with the Euro and they are both guaranteed by the French Treasury (Trésor public).

I'm not sure if an actual government operated mint produced these or if they came from a private mint

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Well, I mentioned Mayer Mint in an earlier post. But when it comes to such issues, solely produced for collectors, it does not actually matter in my opinion whether a piece is produced by a government-owned mint, by a mint that legally is a private business but is the sole producer of coins of the country where that mint is located, or whether it is a private mint that makes, umm, such pieces only.

Well, I mentioned Mayer Mint in an earlier post. But when it comes to such issues, solely produced for collectors, it does not actually matter in my opinion whether a piece is produced by a government-owned mint, by a mint that legally is a private business but is the sole producer of coins of the country where that mint is located, or whether it is a private mint that makes, umm, such pieces only.

You got any better proof than an un-sourced mention to suggest Mayer Mint did in fact mint these coins? Neither this thread nor the other one you posted in the past has anything to suggest it was minted by Mayer.

It should be a matter of distinction who minted the coin, despite being a limited mintage and marketed for collectors, when it is claimed that the coin is legal tender. One needs to know the quality of the material and reliability of the nation to hold to its promise what the coin is stated to be worth as legal tender backed by the legal authority of the nation willing to make the claim and who can prove the legitimacy of the coins and their specifications if ever they were in doubt legal and legitimate currency.

You got any better proof than an un-sourced mention to suggest Mayer Mint did in fact mint these coins?

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Well, that was what I had saved on my computer. Just checked again, and I guess my source was the Schön which lists the cannabis piece as a Mayer Mint product. But I still don't see the difference when it comes to the mints involved. Yes, we would indeed like to know whether an issue is a purely fantasy piece or whether it has the "OK" of the government involved.

But other than that, if some major dealer makes a contract with the government of Benin (or Palau, Cook Islands, Liberia, etc.) about producing and marketing some gimmick coin, the resulting piece will have "legal tender" status in the "issuing" country. In that case it does not matter to me whether the producer is Mayer or Pobjoy, or the mint in Kremnica or in Warsaw for example. Both the Polish and Slovakian mints produce the circulation coins of their countries, but they also make lots of this cutesy stuff for other countries ...

I wonder what sniffer dogs think of this coin - I'd probably try not to travel with it.

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Just having the coin in your brief case at one time might be enough to get the attention of a dog at the airport. The coin (or contraband) does not need to actually be in your bag. All it may take is a residual trace.

Just having the coin in your brief case at one time might be enough to get the attention of a dog at the airport. The coin (or contraband) does not need to actually be in your bag. All it may take is a residual trace.

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They don't actually use cannabis for the scent, it's an artificial additive. I doubt the dogs would pay any attention. Their noses are a lot more discerning than ours and would not be so easily fooled.

They don't actually use cannabis for the scent, it's an artificial additive. I doubt the dogs would pay any attention. Their noses are a lot more discerning than ours and would not be so easily fooled.

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I don't know what is being used for the scent. Nor do I know how the different dogs would react to it. I do know that the sniffer-dogs are everywhere in air travel. I am personally crossing the USA-Mexico boarder 4 times in the next 10 days. I have had the little critters (and sometimes big critters) sniff my bags hundreds of times. I enjoy crossing international boarders with out delay & would recommend not storing the coin in a travel bag.

Just having the coin in your brief case at one time might be enough to get the attention of a dog at the airport. The coin (or contraband) does not need to actually be in your bag. All it may take is a residual trace.

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ok, let's nip this in the bud... (no pun intended... ok... maybe I did intend it...)

Just as Copper Head said, the coin does NOT have any trace of marijuana on it. It has a scent like marijuana and won't cause drug-sniffing dogs to alert. The dogs are smarter than that. Which is more than I can say for... nevermind